Newspeople

I’m exhausted today, and yet the only thing I did yesterday was lay on the couch while it was storming outside. I’m just glad Hurricane Dennis is finally over. Not because I was worried about damage or anything - I’m just easily annoyed with the news anchors/weather people.

They tend to blow everything completely out of proportion and try to scare the hell out of viewers. They all have some incredible dopplar-radar system (that none of the other stations have), yet anyone’s guess is as good as theirs when it comes down to what a storm is actually gonna do.

My theory is that they have be very serious about these storms just in case it turns out to be really bad. They’d rather exaggerate a storm and be wrong than underestimate one. I completely understand why they do this - it’s their civic responsiblity to. I just think they come off as extremely cheezy most of the time.

Have you ever noticed no matter what city you’re in, the news anchors always look/act/sound the exact same? Where do they clone these people at?

I’m no expert though. The only time I really ever watch the local news is on days like yesterday when I’m pretty much forced to. I prefer to get my news via the newspaper and the internet.